Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Kimball County Clerk, Cathy Sibal, and the entire county clerk's office began one of their busiest seasons last Friday, Dec. 1. It's not Christmas, it's filing season. The clerk began accepting filings for public office last Friday and also notified the City of Kimball, the villages of Dix and Bushnell, the school district, ESU 13, the airport authority and South Platte Natural Resources District, that it is time for them to certify which positions are up this coming election year. According to...
A murder suspect on the lam out of Laramie County, Wyoming was arrested without incident on Sunday, Dec. 2, shortly after 5 p.m. Just three hours prior, the Kimball Police Department, along with the Kimball County Sheriff's Office, received notice from the Laramie County Sheriff's Office out of Cheyenne, Wyo., that homicide suspect, Armando Ramirez-Serna, age 21, was being harbored in the Kimball area. "The Nebraska State Patrol and the State Patrol SWAT Team were notified as well," said KPD...
The landfill cell expansion, scheduled to be completed in the next 18 months, is expected to cost up to $1.6 million, but City Administrator Dan Dean reported to the Board of Public Works during their regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 28, that more questions need answers before proceeding. "We reached out to Golder and Associates to get a proposal, but I don't have enough (information) to present at this time. They (Golder & Associates) typically start with a draft and then we work on it from...
Jeri Ferguson’s Civics class at Kimball High School continue working to make a difference. They hope to raise awareness of current military members and veterans. According to KHS senior, Justine Heeg, the Civics class is organizing a fundraiser this week to design and make an insignia for each branch of the military to be displayed around the school. Funraising events will include; allowing students to wear hats every day, and also wear pajamas on Wednesday, if the student donates a certain amount of money. Staff will also be able to wear j...
Kimball’s One Act students showcased their acting talents on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at the District competition, narrowly missing the top three placements. Despite the fourth-place finish, Kennedy Lewis, Kaden Adrian and Paycen Harroun, all of Kimball, were nominated for best actress and actors. The one-act play for the 2017 season, “The Blender,”features Stanley, the host, portrayed by Harroun, and four “snatchers,” played by Lewis, Adrian, Jaden Mohr and Alexander Flores. The snatchers were tasked with following people (specimens) and, duri...
Kimball Police Department reports that in the month of November they received eight calls regarding vehicle break-ins. Additional calls have been received regarding break-ins in area storage units and Plains Body Shop also had a related call. KPD has announced that officers are working 12-hour shifts, around the clock to bring these incidents to a halt. Citizens are asked to remove all important and valuable items from their vehicles and ensure that vehicle doors are locked when parked. Anyone with addional information regarding these...
Darlean was born on a cold, wintery night on Jan. 5, 1933, in Kimball, Nebraska. Her birth completed a family of nine, which included five brothers – Bill, Dick, Don, Bob and Melvin "Buss" Wilson, Jr. - Grandpa Cronn, mother Alice Cronn Wilson, and father Melvin Wesley Wilson. Darlean married Robert Tim Swain on Nov. 25, 1951. They were together nearly 62 years when Bob died on Nov. 2, 2013. Three fantastic children, Robert (Pam), James (Jo), and Janet (Marty) completed their family, and they al...
Helen L. Soule, 90, of Gering, died at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff on Monday, November 27, 2017. At Helen’s request, cremation has been held and private family services will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences for the family. Memorials may be given to the Gering Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad. The services for Helen have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Helen Lucille Soule, was born in LaGrange, Wyoming on August 9, 1927. She was r...
Glen E. Walker, 89, of Kimball, died at his home in Kimball on Sunday, November 19, 2017. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 25, 2017, at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Steven Pettit officiating. Burial will be in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Friends may also visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences for the family. Memorials may be given to New Hope Assembly...
Kimball Public Schools has implemented changes to the safety protocol and separated safety and crisis teams following a self-assessment last March. At that time, one concern stood out. The school’s safety plan was not easily understood and potentially was not as safe as it could be, Kimball High School Principal, Eugene Hanks, and Mary Lynch Elementary Principal, Mike Mitchell, reported to the Board of Education at the Nov. 13 meeting. Following a school inspection, retired Nebraska State Trooper, Chuck Elley, recommended that the district t...
The Dundy County-Stratton LadyTigers held off Kimball in the championship game of the Kimball 4-Team Tournament over the weekend to take top honors and Potter-Dix won over Morrill for consolation and 3rd place honors. In the opening game of girl's play, Dundy Co-Stratton won over Morrill 66-38 while Kimball won out over Potter Dix 66-47 in the other first round pairing. It was a case of Kimball having more depth than the Lady Coyotes who have only 8 players on their roster, led by 3 very...
Dundy County-Stratton ran past host Kimball in winning the championship of the boy's division of the Kimball four-team tournament this past weekend with Morrill winning over Potter-Dix for third place honors. The Kimball Tournament was the season opener for all teams involved and was held on Friday and Saturday at the Kimball High site. Dundy County-Stratton and Morrill faced each other in first round play and the Tigers devoured the Lions by a score of 73-29. Kimball went up against Potter-Dix...
The 2017-18 Wrestling Season is underway for the Kimball High Longhorns. They opened up with a home dual with Bayard on the final day of November and despite the losing score of 40-5, Coach Wade Brashear saw some good wrestling from some of his limited squad. The Tigers won 4 matches by forfeit as Kimball could not fill the weight classes. The Horns could put only 5 wrestlers on the mats against Bayard and their lone win on the evening was by Jordan Cluff at 120 with a technical fall over...
Banner County girls basketball had their first game at home last Friday night with Garden County. Despite a good battle, the Lady Wildcats were out-scored in that game 32-26. “The girls played hard but it was difficult for us to overcome having three girls foul out and another girl going down with an injury,” Head Coach Chad Miller said. “With only seven girls on the roster, we only had playing time from four girls for the majority of the fourth quarter, then only three players for about two minutes in the middle of the last period when one of...
Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes made the trip to Kimball for a two-day tournament to begin their 2017-18 basketball season. The Lady Coyotes split the weekend with a loss to Kimball on Friday, Dec. 1, with a final score of 66-47. After losing the game with Kimball, Potter-Dix came back on Saturday ready to play, topping the Morrill Lions 54-42. Tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 8, the Creek Valley Storm heads to town to take on the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes....
Potter-Dix boys weren’t able to get much going at the first tournament of the season in Kimball. The Coyotes faced-off with Kimball in their first matchup Friday night, being unable to score sure didn’t help them out too much. Potter-Dix came away with a big loss against Kimball with a final score of 72-15. Back to Kimball and ready to face-off in another tough game Saturday, Potter-Dix was ready to face Morrill, again with a lack of scoring for the Coyotes for a 50-19 loss. Head Coach Ryan Mumm will get his Coyotes ready for a big home gam...
We got the High School Winter Sports Season officially off and running this past week with the Kimball High Wrestlers hosting Bayard for a dual and then going to Akron for Tournament action this past Saturday. The Basketball teams hosted their own 4-team tournament and I wish I could say all went well, but certainly not for the Reader family. One year ago, Alex Reader went down in a game at Morrill that cost her a junior season of her favorite sport. Saturday evening, her sister, Kate, also in her junior season, went down with the same type...
The Potter-Dix Play Production team competed in the D2-6 district contest on Tuesday, Nov. 28 and walked away just shy of top honors and a championship competition. Competing against six schools, the Coyotes boasted the highest number of Outstanding Acting Award recipients, with a total of six, including, Erica Bogert, Ciera George, JT Herboldsheimer, Audrey Juelfs, Brooke Moench and Michael Steele. First place went to Arthur County High School, and the champs will attend the NSAA Play Production Championships in Norfolk on Wednesday, Dec. 6....
The Kimball Lions Club recently conducted their yearly Hearing and Vision Screening for the students at Mary Lynch Elementary and Kimball Jr./Sr. High School. The screening is a free service offered by the Kimball Lions Club in conjunction with the Nebraska Lions Foundation and BlueCross Blue Shield of Nebraska. A total of 205 students were screened, with 15 being referred for vision follow up and 24 referred for hearing. The Hearing and Vision Screening is offered annually to all Kimball...
A community-wide tradition of honoring loved ones with a "Gift of Love" has reached its 25th year at Kimball Health Services. The Kimball Hospital Foundation invites residents to honor someone special in their life through the Foundation's Holiday Spirit program. Residents fill out "Gift of Love" cards displaying the loved one's name on the front and their name(s) on the back. The cards, which represent gifts of any amount, are displayed in the hospital during the holiday season. For donations...